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THE  ROBERT  E.  COWRN  COLLECTION 

PRESKNTED   TO  THE 

UNIVERSITY  OF  CALIFORNIA 


C.  P.  HUNTINGTON 

JUNE,  1897. 

Accession  No  /A"  76  £L      Class  No. 


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SHADRACH  S.  STEVENS' 


SPECULATIONS. 


SALLIE  SPARKLE'S  SERIO-COMIC  STORY. 


PUBLISHED   AND    ILLUSTRATED    BY   M.   SCHMIDT  &  CO., 

412   Commercial   Street. 
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Entered  according  to  Act  of  Congress,  m  the  year  1877,  by  J.   A.   POND,  in  the  office  of  the  Librarian  of  Congress  at  Washington. 


Sincerely  submitting 

Shadrach  S.  Stevens'  Speculations, 
SALLIE   SPARKLE, 

SCRIBBLER, 


SALUTES 


Sanfrancisco  speculators, 

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sensible  spouses,    solitary   spinsters,    sojourning  strangers, 

specially  soliciting  scrutinizing  students 
sympathy. 


Sanctum  Sanctorum,  Sanfrancisco, 

September  Seventeenth,  Seventy-Seven. 


OME  six  summers  since,  sagacious  Shadrach  S. 
Stevens  suddenly  suspended  several  stupen- 
dous speculative  schemes.  Seeing  stocks  so 
steadily  sinking,  scarcely  salable  Shadrach 
swore  severely,  saying,  such  stagnation,  such 
shocking  stringency,  staggers  Sanfrancisco's 
sharpest  speculators. 

Sarah  Stevens,  Shadrach's  sole  surviving,  self- 
satisfied  sedate  spinster  sister,  sat  serenely  stitch- 
ing some  showy  slippers.  Suddenly  she  started, 
screaming:  "Stop!  such  swearing  shocks  scrupulous  sensibilities; 
suppress  such  sinful  speeches!" 

Shadrach  stood  stone-still  some  sixty  seconds,  silently  surveying 
spunky,    sharp-spoken    sister  Sarah. 


Shadrach's  silence  soon  subdued  Sarah's  surly  spirit ;  she 
stopped  stitching. 

"Shadrach,"  said  she,  somewhat  sorry  she  spoke  so  snappishly, 
"suppose  some  sudden  strike  should  send  stocks  spinning?  Suc- 
cessive summer  seasons  show  similar  suppression;  stop  snarling,  show 
sounder  sense;  stop  swearing,  stop  smoking,  stop  swallowing  stimula- 
tive spirits,  stop  squandering  specie,  stop  shorting  stocks  ! " 

'See  sad  shatter- brained  specu- 
lators suffering  Stockton  seclusion. 
Successless  stock  speculation  sometimes 
subverts  sound  sense ;  sends  swindled 
share  -  holders  savagely  seeking  self- 
destruction;  sends  surviving  soul- 
stricken  sufferers  sorrowing ! " 

"Start  sight-seeing,  Shadrach;  seek 
some  salubrious  spot,  sequestered  sylvan 
shade,  sparkling  streams,  sunny  semper- 
virent  slopes,  suburban  solitudes,  sublime  scenery.  See  Shasta's 
snowy  summit,  Sierra's  sceneful  steeps,  Santa  -  cruz's  sea-side 
scenes." 

"Seek  strengthening  sport- 
say    shooting,    sailing,   swimming ; 
stop    sparking    silly    sentimental 
school-girls,"  said  she,  slyly  suggest- 
ing sage  Socrates'  scolding  spouse. 

'  Study  Scripture,  seek  spirit- 
ual solace :  Sanfrancisco  stock- 
brokers seem  shamefully  sacrileg- 
ious, shamefully  so,"  sighed  Sarah, 
significantly  surveying  self- con- 
victed Shadrach. 


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"Sunday  sees  supercilious 
swindling  scamps,  sanctimoniously 
seeking  sanctuary  shelter,  singing 
sacred  songs,  superintending  Sab- 
bath -  schools,  sanctiloquently 
speaking,  sinfully  sharing  sanctified 
sacraments.  Such  simulated  spir- 
itual-mindedness  seriously  stigma- 
tizes sacred  subjects  —  stigmatizes 
sacred  societies." 

Shadrach  stood  speechless— 
stubbornly  silent;  studiously 
slighting  Sarah's  sensible  ser-  ~ 
mon.  Such  sweeping  satirical 
speeches  scathed  sensitive  Shad- 
rach's  soul. 


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OME    seasons    since,    Shadrach    Stevens    stood    shirtless  ! 
seedy  second-hand  suit,  shabby  shoes,  sans  stockings,  sans 
suspenders,  strenuously  seeking  some  steady  straight-for- 
ward salaried  situation,   steadily 
surmounting  stumbling  -  stones, 
sanguinely    saying:     "Sunshine 
succeeds  storm,  so  surely  shall 
success  supersede  such  suffering." 
Skillful     Sarah    solicited    sewing. 
Sarah's  small  square  sign  silently  specified: 


"SARAH  STEVENS,   SEAMSTRESS." 


She  sedulously  stitched  sheets,  sacques, 
shirts,  skirts,  suits ;  steadily  showing  Shad- 
rach sweet  sisterly  sympathy;  supplying 
simple  sustenance,  safe  shelter;  soothing 
Shadrach's  surging  spirits. 

Senator  Shaw's    stylish     sister    Susan  ^§^J*^ 
sometimes    secured    Sarah's   services ;    she 
seldom  slighted  sewing ;  she  suited  'scrupu- 
lous Susan  Shaw. 

Sarah's  splendid  smooth-speeding 
substantial  Singer  sewing-machine  stitched  superfinely.     Semi-occa- 

sionally  she  sensibly  sought  Singer's 
supurb  Sutter-street  salesrooms, 
selected  superior  standard  sewing 
silks,  sundry  small  sewing-machine 
specialties. 

Singer's  superintending  sales- 
men salute  strangers  smilingly;  sed- 
ulously show  salable  stock;  sin- 
cerely specify  sure  satisfaction. 

Susan  solaced  struggling  Sarah. 
She  spoke  sympathetically,  saying  : 
"  Senator  Shaw  shall  see  Shadrach 
suitably  situated." 


Senator  Shaw, 


Senator 

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Shadrach's 
superior   sta- 
jjfr    bility,    sug-    £ 

gested  secre- 
ptaryship, 

straightway  securing  such  steep 
i!  salaried  satisfactory  situation. 

Subsequently,  surrounding 
splendor  supplanted  sorry 
struggles. 

Shadrach's  stupendous  strikes  startled  Sanfrancisco's  shrewdest 
speculators.  Success  supplemented  success.  Several  successive  sea- 
sons saw  Shadrach  successfully  selling— successfully  shorting — stocks. 
Speculative  Shadrach  showed  surprising  sagacity,  seldom  suffering 
severe  set-backs.  Such  splendid  surroundings,  sumptuous  stables, 
spirited  steeds,  solid  stone  structures,  stately  stores,  superb  steamers, 
swift-sailing  ships,  sundry  safe  securities — strongly  suggested  surpass- 
ing success. 

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ISTER,"  said   Shadrach,  satisfied   Sarah's  suggestion 
seemed  soundly  sensible,  "  Santa-cruz  steamer  sails 

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^  Saturday:  select  several  stylish  sea-side  suits  ;  shall 
secure  state-rooms—sailing  Saturday  sure!"  So  say- 
ing, Shadrach  started; 
secured  satisfactory 
state-rooms ;  sensible 
Sarah  selected  seven 
serviceable  sea  -  side 
suits. 

Saturday's  sun  saw  Shad- 
rach serenely" sailing  southward. 
Sarah  smiled,  seeing  Shadrach  so  sport- 
ive. Short-sighted  Sarah  ! 

Shadrach  soon  showed  strange 
symptoms.  Several  swarthy  sailors 
smiled;  Shadrach's  sable  servant,  Sam,  snickered ! 

"Sea -sick?"  said  Sarah, 
sympathetically  seeking  Shad- 
rach's side. 

"Slightly  squeamish,"  stam- 
mered Shadrach,  staggering 
side-wise. 

Such  serious  spasmodic 
symptoms  startled  Sarah.  She 
suggested  "smelling-salts;"  say- 
ing, "Sam,  secure  some  sooth- 
ing specific ;  settle  Sir  Stevens' 
sensitive  stomach  ! " 


Silently    suffering 
similar  sensations,   sym-  ^ 
pathetic   Sarah  speedily 
sought  state-room  seclu- 
sion. 

"Soothing  specific!" 
snapped  Shadrach  scorn-  7\ 
fully.  "  Suppose  such 
stuff  subdues  sea  -  sick- 
ness? Sam,  secure 
something  strengthen- 
ing— some  strong  stimu- 
lative spirits." 

"'Sartin,"    said    Sam,    sententiously,    straightway  seeking  saloon 
specialties. 

SUMMER'S  setting  sun  silvered  surging  seas.      So  soon,  Shadrach, 
supporting  sister  Sarah,  stepped  safely  shoreward. 
'  Stage,  sir  ?  stage,  sir  ? "  shouted  several  special  solicitors. 
'  Santa-cruz    stage,"   said    Shadrach,  summarily  seeing  spiritless 

Sarah    satisfacto- 


rily  seated. 

Sam,  smilingly 
shouldered     sun- 


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\     dry  satchels; 
\\  speedily    secured 


H  '•  S  h  a  d  r  a  c  h  '  s 
strongly  strapped 
Saratogas. 

Shadrach  se- 
lected splendid 
separate  suites; 
speedily  sending 
Sarah  some  sup- 
per. She  supped 
so  sparingly, 


(9) 


Shadrach  suggested  some  strengthening  stimulant,  some  "Scheidam 
schnapps."  She  scorned  such  suggestion,  saying  she  still  suffered 
sickening  sensations  ;  she  simply  solicited  sleep. 


OUNDAY,    Sarah 

solitarily  sought    „  ^ 
sacred  service;  Sol-  • 
omon    Skidmore, 


sub-deacon,  seated 
Sarah.  Solomon 
seldom  slighted  JL? 


strangers,  specially^  \>£ 


strange  ssters. 


Sylvester  Smith,   TM 
sanctified  speaker, 
supplicated   spirit- 
ual   strength.       Solemnly  selecting  some  suitable  sacred  song,  said  : 

'  Sing   six    stanzas."      Sister 
Skidmore  sang  soprano. 

Slowly  surveying  saints, 
sinners,  sojourning  strangers, 
Sylvester  specified,  "  See  sec- 
ond Samuel:  sixth,  sixteenth." 
So  saying,  Sylvester  spake 
Scriptural  salvation. 

Suddenly,  somebody 
snored  !  Sub  -  deacon  Skid- 


more  sat  sleeping  soundly. 
Sister  Skidmore  slyly  shook 
Solomon,  saying,  ''silence!" 


(10) 


SECULAR  Shadrach,  slowly 
sauntering    sea  -  ward, 
spied    Selena    Stebbins  se- 
lecting   shells,    stones, 


mosses.  She  sat  serenely 
separating  some  saturated 
sub-marine  sea- weeds, saving 
small  sprays,  softly  singing 
sweet  soul-inspiring  strains. 
Shadrach  stood  spell- 


ed    seat,   Shad- 
mch 


quizing  ;  steadfastly  surveying 
simple  sun-burnt  Selina  -  -  se- 
raphic sea-shore  songstress ! 

Soft  summer  skies,  sparkling  sunshine,  solemn  sound- 
ing surgful  seas,  stretching  shell-strewn  silvery  strands- 

t-Ji)ihiivll&"<  IIMI  surrounded  semi-con- 

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bound,  silently  ".*•&*£?:*"* 
studying    such 
sweet  simplicity. 
Seeking    some 
^    shadeful,  shelter- 


scions  Shadrach. 

Suddenly,  some  smart  -  spir- 
ited, self-  defensive  sand  -  wasps 
spitefully  stung  serenely  settled 
Shadrach.  Springing  several 
steps  side  -  wise,  simultaneously 
scattering  sundry  satanic  sand- 
wasps,  severely  stung,  suffering, 
swearing,  Shadrach  S.  Stevens 
skedaddled. 


Shadrach    sub- 

^serviently  sought  Squire  Steb- 
bins' society;  socially  sipped  soda, 
sherry,  sweet  spiced  sangaree  ; 
smoked  superfin 


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Smitten  Shadrach,  sedulously  sought  Selina's  sanctioning  smile ; 
studiously  sought  salubrious  sport ;  sailed  ;  strolled  seaward  ;  some- 
times sought  silent  sequestered  shade. 

Shadrach  seldom  solicited  sister  Sarah's  society.  Selina  seldom 
stayed  solacing  Squire  Stebbins :  she  socially  shared  Shadrach's 
sportive .  saunterings  ;  she  sketched  skillfully— so  Shadrach  subtly 
selected  secluded  sceneful  spots  ;  she  submitted  sketchy  specimens- 
steadily  securing  Shadrach's  satisfactory  smiles.  Sweet,  sunny,  spark- 
ling Selina  !  she  scattered  Shadrach's  senses. 


URVEILLANT  Sarah,  soon 
surmised  something 
strange.  She  said  : 
"Shadrach's  surely  spark- 
ing somebody."  So  she 
slyly  sought  sequestered 
shade,  satisfied  she'd  see 
Shadrach's  sweet  -  heart : 
stealthily  stepping,  she  soon 
secured  safe  shelter.  Sep- 
arating some  spreading 
shrubs,  she  spied  Shadrach 
smacking  sweet  submissive 
Selina ! 

Sarah  seemed  surprised. 
"Simpleton!"    said    she 
sneeringly,  "sparking  Squire 
Stebbin's     step  -  daughter  ! 
silly  simpering  school-girl ! '' 
Such  strange  sights  shocked  sedate  sister  Sarah, 
so  she  said  ;  still  she  stayed,  safely  screened,  surrep- 
titiously surveying  such  sacred  soul-entrancing  scenes. 
"  See  ! "    shouted   Selina,   suddenly  spying    sus- 
picious storm  signs,  "sheet-lightning  suffuses  sombre 


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skies,  superseding  smiling 
sunshine,  signifying  storm!" 
Such  statements  startled 
Sarah  :  she  scampered. 

;'  Sprinkling,  sure! "  said 
Shadrach,  speedily  securing 
sundry  scrap-book  sketches. 

Shadrach  spread  Seli- 
na's  small  silk  sunshade;  she 
scrupulously  secured  snowy 
skirts,showing  symmetrically 
shaped  small  -  sized  shoes. 
Safely  supporting  said  smil- 
ing sweetheart,  Shadrach  started 


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Spattering  sprinkles  soon  saturated  Shad- 
rach's  span-new  stiffly-starched  summer  suit. 

Strange,  Selma  should  show  such  slight 
sense  :  she  surveyed  storm-spattered  Shadrach, 
sarcastically  saying,  "  sweet  specimen  ! " 

Sensitive,  shame-faced  Shadrach  stumbled, 
scattered 
scrap  -  book 
sketches, 
smashed  Se- 
lina's  small 
sunshade 


stick. 

Spontaneously  screaming,  Seli- 
na  stood  statuesque!  Scrutinizing 
sprawling  Shadrach  somewhat 
sternly,  she  sadly  surveyed  shattered 
sunshade,  sorrowfully  scanned 
spoiled  scrap-book  sketches. 

Summer  showers  soon  subside; 
so  sparkling  sunshine  soon  super- 
sedes sullen  stormful  skies. 


(18) 


SE  L  i  N  A'S  suitor  solicited 
speedy  spousal.  She  said, 
see  step -father  Stebbins.  So 
Shadrach  summoned  Squire 
Stebbins  succinctly  stating 
soul-felt  sentiments. 

Squire  Stebbins  said,  "sup-  J 
pose    so ; "     successive     smiles 
signifying  satisfaction. 

Sylvester  Smith  solemnized  ' 

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Shadrach's  spousal.    September 
sixteenth   saw    sweet,   sprightly  ^ 
Selina,   scarcely    seventeen, 

Shadrach  Stevens  spouse. 


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Shadrach  stopped  swearing,  stopped  sipping  stimulative  spirits, 
stopped  shorting  stocks,  sensibly  saved  surplus  specie. 

Shrewd  speculators,  seductive  savings-bank  schemers,  showing 
superficial  securities,  suasively  sought  Shadrach's  side.  Sharp  sighted 
Shadrach  specially  sought  safe  securities  -  -  sensibly  shunned  sensa- 
tion'al  speculations. 


HORTLY  since,  sundry 
savings  -  bank  sus- 
pensions shocked 
Sanfrancisco  society. 
Spurious  stock, 
sham  securities, 
swamped  speculative 
Senator  S  h  a  \v. 
Sixty-seven  summers  see  silvery-haired  Senator  Shaw  still  sprightly. 
Shadrach  shows  substantial  sympathy,  superabundantly  supporting 
said  suddenly  straitened  statesman. 

Sister  Sarah  sees  Susan  suitably  supplied. 

Six  speeding  summers  see  Shadrach  still  successful,  serenely  set- 
tled, supremely  satisfied,  supporting  Selina  sumptuously. 

Selina  sensibly  seeks  Samuels'  spacious  store  ;  spends  Shadrach's 
surplus  specie,  shopping.  Smooth-spoken  solert  salesmen  smilingly 
salute  stately  Selina;  she  selects  substantial  silks,  satins,  superb  shawls, 
splendid  sunshades,  soft  silken  stockings,  sundry  staple  specialties. 
Samuels  supplies  Selina's  stylish  suits,  superior  street  sacques,  silken 
skirts,  sashes,  scarfs.  Shadrach's  semi-annual  settlements  seem  satis- 
factory. Samuels  seems  strictly  straight-forward  ;  steadily  sanction- 
ing sincere  statements. 


Stylish  Sanfrancisco  sirens  sometimes  see  Shadrach  strutting 
Sutter  street ;  sometimes  see  Shadrach's  superior  spouse.  She  shuns 
strong  -  minded  sisters,  suffragists,  spiritualists ;  scorns  superficial 
society,  scorns  superficial  show. 

She  smilingly  seeks  Shadrach's  side ;  satisfactorily  sovereignizes 
Shadrach's  splendidly  situated  superb  stone  structure ;  systematically 
supervises  several  sable  servants ;  sensibly  superintends  Shadrach's 
small  sprightly  son,  Silas. 


Silas  seems  stubbornly  self-willed,  screams,  sulks,  sometimes 
strikes  Selina's  serving-maid.  Selina  subjugates  such  shocking  symp- 
toms— she  spanks  Silas  soundly. 

Shadrach's  sable  servant,  Sam,  sheepishly  sought  Selina's  special 
serving-maid,  Susanna's  smiles  ;  she  scornfully  spurned  such  solicita- 
tions, shamefully  snubbed  sequacious  Sam. 

Slightly  suspecting  Susanna,  Sam  swore  she  surreptitiously  se- 
creted Selina's  solid  silver  spoons,  steadily  stole  sugar,  starch,  spice. 
Seasonable  search  substantiated  Sam's  surmised  statements.  Shud- 
dering Susanna  sobbingly  succumbed  ;  surrendering  several  stolen 
spoons,  she  supplicatingly  sought  saintly  Sarah's  supervening 
sympathy. 


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Sarah  Stevens  seldom  slighted  sinning  subordinates;  she  strivingly 
saved  Susanna's  situation ;  straightway  scrutinizing  said  servant's 
spiritual  status,  she  skillfully  subverted  sordid  symptoms,  studiously 
spiritualized  Susanna's  susceptible  soul. 


SAM  superintends  Shadrach's  splendid  stables ;  "  saddles  sleek, 
spirited  steeds.  Sunrise  sees  Shadrach  speeding  sea-ward,  snuffing 
strengthening  sea-air.  Selina  shares  such  sport ;  she  scorns  slum- 
bering sluggards. 


Selina's  small  slippered,  spur-clad,  silver -spangled,  soft-seated, 
strongly-strapped  saddle  seldom  slips ;  she  sits  side- ways. 

Sam  sees  saddles  secure  ;  steeds  soundly  shod  ;  Silas'  small  Shet- 
land safely  stalled;  stables  suitably  swept.  Selina's  sorrel  steed 
sometimes  shies ;  starts  suddenly ;  stops  stock-still !  Selina's  small 
shillaly  shortly  subdues  such  spirits. 

Sedate  sister  Sarah  serenely  shares  Shadrach's  sumptuous  sur- 
roundings. She,  self-sacraficing  soul,  shows  sublime  sympathy ; 
steadily  superintends  sewing  societies,  sabbath-schools ;  sedulously 
soothes  sick  sufferers ;  sweetly  solaces  sad  self-dependent  spinster 
sisters. 


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SPECULATIVE  success  seldom  satisfies  soaring  spirits :  sapient  Shad- 
rach,  seeing  senatorial  success  so  seemingly  sure,  self-confidently 
sought  Sacramento,  suaviloquently  saluting  sage  statesmen,  smilingly 
spending  specie,  solicitously  seeking  senatorial  station. 

Staunch  senators,  scholarly  savants,  shrewd  stump  speakers, 
strongly  sustained,  sincerely  sanctioned,  Shadrach's  succession. 
Shadrach's  sound  sentiments,  sensible  suggestions,  solid,  self-devised, 
statesmanlike  speeches,  showing  such  searching  statistical  study,  sur- 
prised senior  statesmen. 

Systematically  serving  State  solicitations,  shrewdly  solving  serious 
statements,  sedulously  seeking  society's  sanctioning  support,  straight- 
forward, self-made,  speculative  Shadrach  S.  Stevens  successfully  stands 


STATE    SENATOR. 


H.  S.  CROCKER  &  Co.,  PRINTERS,  SAN  FRANCISCO. 


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